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Listeriosis vs Listeria - What's the difference?

listeriosis | listeria |

As nouns the difference between listeriosis and listeria

is that listeriosis is (medicine) an infectious disease of humans and animals caused by the bacteria , often through contaminated food while listeria is any rod-shaped, gram-positive bacterium, of the genus listeria , especially those responsible for listeriosis.

listeriosis

English

Noun

(wikipedia listeriosis) (-)
  • (medicine) An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by the bacteria , often through contaminated food.

    • listeria

    English

    (wikipedia listeria) (wikispecies)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any rod-shaped, gram-positive bacterium, of the genus Listeria , especially those responsible for listeriosis